Kayla De Souza (born 7 March 1990) is a

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who plays for

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. Born in Canada, she represented the Guyana national team.

University career

De Souza turned down scholarship opportunities to play in the United States for personal reasons. In 2013, she began attending

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, playing for the women's soccer team for two season. In 2014, she was an

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All-Star and won an OUA bronze medal, as the Ridgebacks advanced to the U SPORTS championship for the first time in program history. She scored five goals in 28 games over her two seasons.

Club career

From 2015 to 2019, she played for

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, during which she served as team captain. In 2015, she scored one goal and was named League1 Ontario Defender of the Year and a league First Team All-Star, as Durham won the league title. In 2016, she played 16 games and was a league Second Team All-Star. In 2017 she played 11 games, in 2018, she played five games, and in 2019, she appeared in ten games. She scored a goal on May 13, 2017 against

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. In 2021, she played for

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. In 2022, she played for

International career

De Souza debuted with the Guyana national team in 2009. She serves as the team's captain.

International goals

''Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first''

Personal life

De Souza is of Guyanese heritage on her father's side and Italian heritage on her mother's side. She is the sister of fellow Guyana national team player

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Souza, Kayla 1990 births Living people Guyanese women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Guyana women's international footballers Soccer players from Scarborough, Ontario Canadian women's soccer players Guyanese people of Italian descent Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Vaughan Azzurri (women) players Pickering FC (women) players League1 Ontario (women) players North Mississauga SC (women) players Ontario Tech University alumni